Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEGSOF THETWO ScATEs TOLD
NPARAGEAPHS

margarine AT Atlanta - ferhlis-'""
Granted the AdnGnistrstors of the
John Dawson Estate to Sell 100000
Worth of Stocks and Bonds.
GEORGIA.
A company to manufacture Ice has just
been organized at Augusta.
There IS not a single vacant house In
Button and there are several applicants.
At Columbus Monday Mrs. swift,
widow OF the late George L. swift. Jr.,
was appointed administrative OF MS
estate, which Is valued at about Sl9u'ooo'
Anderson Reese, a wei'-known news
paper man of Macon, is seriously III; MT
Reese was of the old firm OF Clisoy, Reese
& Jones, of the old Macon Telegraph COM
pany.
Green Morris, an old colorsd man living
on j. j. Hays place, near Blunton
Springs. had his house and it's contents
destroyed by fire last Monday. The hre
was due to the carelessDess OF some chill
hren.
There were but two failures in Gwin-
nett county styear-P. T. Conually OF
Norcross, and B. +. White, Of suwahee
The estates OF both have been placed In
the hands of receivers at the instance OF
John Silvey and others, OF Atlanta.
At Hoschton Mrs. James Sell has book
that was published III the year 1873, which
makes it 2l3 years old. The prio; IS still
plain and easily read. except the "s's"
and "fs," which are very mdeh alike. II
contains many able sermons, which are
seldom excN I'D by mSIsters OF the pres
ent day. G.
The regular monthly session OF the
Court of Ordinary was held Mt Augusta
Monday. Leave 10 sell stocks
and bonds amountiny IN about $l50.O1O,
was granted George j. Fargo, Charles &.
Goodrich, James +. Harper aud j. b @.
Dougbertv, administrators ofthe estate OF
John Dawson.
In response to al inquiry, a dispatch
was received at the executive Office at
Atlanta Monday from fudge Pardee, at
New Orleans, that the Pullman tax case
would certainly come up for a hearing
on Wednesday. judge Lochraue aud the
Attorney General both left for New Or
leans Monday evening.
Miiledgeville will have general prohibl-
ton from now on for two wears at least.
Kinney & Whelan closed their doors at ~
O'Clock Friday night. This was the only
house allowed to sell until Jan. |. The
other licenses expired on Dec. s. During
this short time they sold about 200 barrels
of whisky. and their sales fall very little
short OF $4,000.
Pbf StNSl al uilJH llhbb u 2dUlDtluE game
called Saratoga Sports has been carried
on on the vacant lot adjoining Nose
Daniels cigar store, at Brunswick, ard
very often duriag the day the sidewalk is
blocked by the crowds which gather
either to witness or indulge IN the gam e
which is also carried on at night by the
glare Of torches. So far no notice has
been taken OF toe matter by the police.
The contest for the different county
Offices in Ebert is the most interesting Tor
years. For Sheriff, b. ". Williams ard
5. Nj. Hume are contestng with ID. B.
Alexander, the present Incumbent; r. NJ.
Willis, Clerk Of the Superior Court, is OPP
posed by M. i. Stanton; J. l.. white.
County Treasurer, by W. K. Edwards; f.
ID. Higglnbotham. Tax Collector. by j. f.
Anderson; t. J. Hester Tax Receiver. nv
NJ. A. Bell. The present Coroner, County
Surveyor and County Commissioners have
no opposition. A large vote will proba
bly, be polled, and some OF the races are
expected to be very close.
John Cox, who lives near Monticello.
Is sorely distressed over the disappear
ance of his wife. She dressed to VISIT her
sister last Wednesday morning, taking
with her "a small valise, and has not been
heard from since. unless lady Of her de-
scription who was seen on that day, going
toward Greenville, five miles from home,
was her. Efforts have been made 20 trace
herfcourse but to no avail, and up to this
time no tidings can be had. Her husband,
father and mother, and alsGnanY friends,
mysterious disappearance. There was no
family disturbance whatever, So ne
husband, maklnS-Nar absence ~
mysterious. >nI VIII De<
At Lawrencevlle the. last" NJ
that could possibly arise out OfAAp
NOUS Camp ard simmons case haNN1
settled within the last thirty DAYS. RA
oe costs amounting to nearly $400 accsuN
in said litigation. The issue as to wht
was Liable for the suing was tried aud dis,
posed of by +. +. Imam, Judge pro hoce,
whose Judgment stands uneXcepted to.
Z. NJ. Brandt, the administrator OF Merit
Camps ;ate, refused TO pay Camps at
1orneys the fee they claimed. SUIT was
1nstituted therefor. anu the same was set
tied this week by the adm illustrator nav.
ing counsel $400. Thus. ends a suit which
has been be-, II i5 ,s eAsrly two decades
BY the sup l q strrt four times. ''V'
A few DAYS ago lot of bogus butter
was seized at Atlanta bv the United
State Internal Revenue Collector. The
alleged bogus butter was sold to W. r
Saunders. of that city, by p. Moran & Co.
of Chicago. The consIgnors, as soon a,
they heard that the ten tubs OF butte
had been seized, wrote the collector let
ter insisting that the article was pur,
butter, and signitied mis- willingness t
abide by the decision OF the State Chemis
of Georgia. Thereupon samples wer,
forwarded to Prof. H. C. White, [cs- IN
alyzed them. tie reported th~J
pie was principally Gstra Mrs. Hattie
'.oleomargarine," with a faint tracds5
genuine butter. Not satisfied with th
decision, Moran & Co. appealed TO tn
government, and the governments chem
list will subject the sample to an analyti
cal test.
The Jacob Mas case, from Cochran
will be heard before judge Speer a
chambers In Savannah on Jan. II. TIT
liabilities are about SOL, 900, and the as
sets about $4,000, as follows: Stock o
merchandise, SIS 600; cash on hand
$1,000; store house and farm lands, $12,
900; notes, mortgages. accounts, etc, con
sidered solvent, S25,0)0. Besides thi
there are notes, accounts, chooses in &C
ton considered doubtful and insolvent
amounting n So, 900. making the real as
sets sos, 900, nominal added thereto $50.
900. MIR. Mas, realizing that he coul,
not turn his assets into money in time Il
meet the claims of creditors falling due
made an assignment to w. b. Watts.